Anthony Dion Denham Jr. (born July 21, 1991) is a former

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. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at

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Early years

Denham is the son of Anthony Denham Sr. and Dana Lewis. He spent his high school years in foster care. At

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high school in Los Angeles, California, he had four letters in football, two in basketball and one in track. He was the team's leading receiver and team captain in three years.

College career

In his freshman year, at

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, he set school records for receiving yards and touchdowns with 1,186 yds and 16 touchdowns. In his sophomore 2010 season, his play got caught in a downward spiral, though he still finished second in the American Mountain Conference with 40 catches for 475 yds and 7 touchdowns. Even after his decline, he was still rated as a four star recruit by scout.com and rivals.com. After the 2010 season, he transferred to

. In 2011, he redshirted, and in 2012 his play was limited, finishing with 11 catches for 135 yds. In 2013, his senior year, he started 10 games and had 24 catches for 291 yds and two touchdowns.

College football statistics

Professional career

Pre-draft

Houston Texans

Denham went undrafted in the

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. He was signed by the Houston Texans, and called up from their practice squad on December 3, 2014. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Texans.

Philadelphia Eagles

On October 13, 2016, Denham was signed to the Eagles' practice squad. He was released on December 2, 2016 but was re-signed on December 13. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 2, 2017. On September 1, 2017, Denham was waived by the Eagles.

Arizona Cardinals

On September 26, 2017, Denham was signed to the

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' practice squad.

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

On August 28, 2018, Denham was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was waived on September 1, 2018.

Salt Lake Stallions

In 2019, Denham joined the

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of the

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. The league ceased operations in April 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Denham, Anthony 1991 births Living people American football tight ends Sportspeople from Monterey, California Players of American football from Monterey County, California East Los Angeles Huskies football players Utah Utes football players Houston Texans players Philadelphia Eagles players Arizona Cardinals players Salt Lake Stallions players Woodrow Wilson High School (Los Angeles) alumni